There is a Fangshan Mountain 20 miles south of Changle City. There is a temple on the hillside of the west slope of the mountain. There are many stone tablets inside and outside the temple, towering ancient trees, crape myrtles, and green vines around locust trees. There is a mountain spring in the courtyard, which is clear all year round. Under the Buyun Bridge, the water flows gently. The scenery here is pleasant and can be called the best in the county. There are carved beams and painted buildings in the main hall, and there is a golden-faced statue of a god in official uniform on the front. This is the "Fangshan Lord" praised by the local people. Legend has it that a long time ago, when Changle City was first built, there were four arched city gates. Because of the haunted party outside the west gate, the people could not rest day and night. Several county magistrates could not tell the difference between humans and demons, and had no choice but to block the west gate tightly. During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a man from Wugang, Huguang, named Yu Ziren and Jing'an. He was handsome, extraordinary, talented and upright. After ten years of hard study, he later became a Jinshi and was appointed as a seventh-rank county magistrate. On his way to Changle to take up his post, he passed by a mountain village. Seeing that it was getting dark, he stayed overnight at the home of an old man at the head of the village. The two hit it off immediately and got along well. The old man said to Ziren: "We have heard about this. I am determined to eliminate evil spirits and benefit the people when I take up my post. Please give me more advice." The old man was pleased. The two talked until they went to bed. The next morning, the old man walked Ziren to the head of the village with a cane and said: "You must be more careful when you take up your post. I have a cane here. It can help you defend yourself on the road and help you at a critical moment." After saying this, he gave the cane to Ziren. Ziren hurriedly accepted it and set off. Not long after Ziren took office, on the 27th day of the sixth lunar month, he took the cane and led the yamen runners to patrol the city. He saw that the three gates of the south, east and north were wide open, and people and cars were coming and going to buy and sell. Only the West Gate was tightly blocked by bricks, and the streets and alleys were deserted. Ziren asked why, and the yamen runners said, "Master, you don't know, because the West Gate has been haunted for many years and ravaged the people. Some of the previous masters were haunted by evil spirits and died, and some were afraid of ghosts and left their posts. In order to prevent ghosts, the people blocked the West Gate." Ziren shook his head after hearing this, "But I don't believe it." The yamen runners said, "If you don't believe it, you can see it when you climb the city wall." So Ziren climbed the city wall and looked west, and he saw piles of bones and a lot of desolate tombs in the weeds. Ziren said to himself, "In this world, evil has never prevailed over good. If you walk upright and stand upright, why should you be afraid of evil spirits!" He immediately ordered his men to remove the bricks and open the door. Everyone had no choice but to obey. As soon as the door was opened, the evil fog rose up and soared up, instantly making the whole city dark and gloomy. The evil spirits bared their fangs and claws, and swarmed towards the West Gate. The yamen runners were horrified and fled in panic. Only Ziren was not afraid and stood in front of the door with a cane. The evil ghosts saw the golden light shining from the county magistrate's head and countless divine soldiers standing behind him with swords and guns. They were trembling with fear. Ziren raised his cane and shouted loudly, the sound was like thunder, and he swung the cane, which immediately turned into a golden whip. With one whip, more than half of the evil ghosts were killed or injured. The rest could not enter the city and could not be buried in time, so they formed gangs and fled south. They fled all the way to Fangshan and rushed to the entrance of the cave. The evil ghosts could not escape, so they shouted in the cave: "I will wait for a thousand years and see what you can do to me?" Ziren said firmly: "If you don't wait for a thousand years, I will not move for ten thousand years. See if you can still abuse the people!" Then he moved a big stone to cover the entrance of the cave, sat on the stone with the whip, and the county magistrate Yu Ziren, who had eliminated the harm to the people, also sat on the stone. It is true that: honesty breeds righteousness, and clean officials bring peace to the people. From then on, Changle City was peaceful. Later, the people, remembering his efforts to eliminate harm and benefit the people, pooled their money to build a temple at the place where Yu Ziren passed away, sculpted a golden statue, and respectfully called Yu Ziren "Fangshan Ye". Until now, on the 27th day of the sixth lunar month, people from dozens of miles around still take the lead in offering sacrifices, and come to Fangshan to attend the temple fair in an endless stream, devoutly paying homage to this county magistrate who eliminated harm for the people. Note: Yu Ziren was a native of Wugang, Huguang (now Wugang County, Hunan Province). In the 24th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1391) and the 6th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1408), he served as the magistrate of Changle County. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)(No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)